Matt Gnagey, now an assistant professor at Weber State (Ogden, Utah), graduated from Eastern Mennonite University in 2005, majoring in economics and justice, peace and conflict studies. He received his ... read more about Grad School Q & A: Matt Gnagey ’05, professor at Weber State
Lydell Steiner’s vocation came calling in the form of a persistent acquaintance who recognized his skills might fit a community need. The Ohio native was a team pastor at Kidron ... read more about Practicum helps CJP alumnus Lydell Steiner to found Ohio mediation center
Jean Claude Nkundwa MA ’14, who works for peace in his native country of Burundi from exile in Rwanda, accepted the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s Peacebuilder of the Year ... read more about Jean Claude Nkundwa MA ’14 accepts CJP Peacebuilder of the Year Award
By the time Myriam Aziz arrived from Lebanon to start her master’s degree at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) in the fall of 2015, the U.S. ... read more about Recent CJP grad produces documentary humanizing Syrian refugees, returns to campus as teaching fellow
In the late 1990s, a Brazilian judge named Isabel Lima traveled to a conference in New Zealand to talk about her work with juvenile offenders in Terra Nova, a poor ... read more about Visiting CJP scholar plans restorative justice seminar for Brazilian practitioners in October
Zeljko Mirkovic’s “The Promise” continues to reap awards, as it premieres in Belgrade and France this summer. This time, the accolade was an Award of Excellence from IndieFest in California. ... read more about Mirkovic documentary reaps accolades, premieres in Europe
When Gregory Winship begins teaching a new course of conflict transformation training at a minimum-security prison in Missouri, he waits until the second session to share his past. “The first ... read more about First master’s in restorative justice graduate builds on past to share his vision of justice
This course has been postponed until fall 2017. Please contact Patience Kamau, Zehr Institute program director, at patience.kamau@emu.edu for more information. The Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice announces a six-session ... read more about Zehr Institute of Restorative Justice hosts online course on police-community partnerships
After serving two decades in prison for complicity to murder, Gregory Winship was granted parole in 2010. Just a few days ago, in Harrisonburg, he became the first to receive a master’s degree in restorative justice from Eastern Mennonite University. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports. ... read more about NPR: Meet the first graduate of EMU’s MA in Restorative Justice program from WMRA/NPR
Jessica Sarriot '11, graduate student at Princeton University, leads a Rally for Hate-Free Princeton. ... read more about Princeton graduate student Jessica Sarriot ’11 leads ‘Hate-Free’ rally from Daily Princetonian